Belt



. M. J. MAAKESTAD.

' BELT.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.20, 192|.

1,424, 1 10, Patented July 25,v 1922.

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Application filed. January 20, 1921. Serial No. 438,640.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Mier-11ML J. MAAKE- srAD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, kcounty of Cook, and State of Illinois, have inventedva new and useful Improvement in Belts, of which the follow- .ing is a speciiication.

The invention relates to belts of the kind utilized for maintaining wearing apparel in proper position on the body.

lt is an object of the invention to provide a belt which has ornate features and thus serves for 'embellishment as well as for utility. f

lt is a further object of the invention to provide a belt which is composed of a plurality of parts adapted to be interlaced or secured together so as to form a continuous fabric.

l'Vith these and other objects' in view, which will appear asthe description-of the invention proceeds, thev latter comprises the Vmeans setforth in the following Speciiication, particularly pointed out in the claims forming a part thereof, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: i

Fig. l is a top plan view of a portion of the belt where the ends thereof overlap or are fastened together;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of the parts shown in Fig. l; I,

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l; v i

Fig. 4 is an enlarged to'p planview of an element, a plurality of which are employed for lconstructing the belt fabric, andv Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view to illustrate the construction and interlacing of the belt elements. y

Referring to the semralvie'ws of the drawing, the belt is composed of a plurality of elements, generally designated byy l, and comprising a body portion 2 of substantially rectangular form and a plurality of strips or tongues 3 formed integral with said body portion'2. The latter 'has an outer row of circular perforations 4. the number of said perforations corresponding tothe number of tongues with which the element 1 is equippedp At a distance from the perforations 4 an inner row of slots 5 is provided in the body portion 2 of the element, and as shown each slot has at oneA side a semiecircular end wall and terminates at the other end `the tongues 3 and to the Y transverse alignment for a in a point so that a substantially triangular slot is provided with a semi-circular base. rthe number of slots 5 also correspondsto perforations 4. As shown, the perforations 4'and the slots 5 are in longitudinal alignment with respect to the body portion 2 and the perforations as well as the slots are respectively in transverse alignment. `The tongue 3 comprises narrow portions 6, whosek sides are concavely curved, and these narrow portions pass into wider portions 7 and the latter terminate in points 8. As shown particularly. in Fig. 4 the' narrow portions 6 of the tongues define spaces 9, which are of sickle-like form. The wider portions 7 of each tongue are provided with a pair of spaced circular apertures l() and ll which are in longitudinal alignment with the slots 5 and with the apertures 4. The'outer row of apertures l0 and the apertures ll are respectively in purpose Vpresently to be described and constitute outer and inner rows of apertures in the tongue.

ln constructing the belt fabric the element lis folded so that the circular apertures l0 overlie the circular apertures 4. The circular apertures ll will then, of course, be in superposed and registering relation with respect to the slots 5 provided Vin the body portion 2 of the elements. Prior to folding the element l, however, the tongues thereof are vpassedtlirough the apertures ll and slots 5 of the adjacent element and also through the apertures 4 and 10 of the following .element l, which two adjacent elements are so arranged that the body portion and the ends yof the tongues of the second adjacent element are arranged between the body portion Iand tongues of the iirst adjacent element.

'ln order to further elucidate the arrangement of theelements in interlaced position reference is made to Fig. 3 of the drawing, in `which an arbitrarily selected element is designated by A, the adjacent element by B, and the followin element byl C. It will be clear therefrom t iat'through the slots 5 and the apertures 1l of element A' the tongues of the element D preceding the element A pass and that the ,tongues of the element D also pass through the apertures l0 and 4 of the element B, whose body portion and tongue ends are 4between the body portion and tongue of element A. The tongues of.

the element A pass through the slot 5 and the apertures 11 of the element B and also through the apertures 4 and 10 of the element C. 1n other words, each element in the linished fabric is arranged so that the ends of the tongue are in superposed relation with the body portion whereby the rows of apertures 4 and 10 are in vertical registry and the slots 5 register vertically with the row of apertures 11. Through registering rows of apert-ures, or apertures and slots, tongues of preceding or adjacent elements are passed until finally the desired length of the belt is obtained. -The fabric is then secured to a buckle wnereby the ends of the belt may be secured together for the purpose of tightening a wearing apparel on the body.

From the foregoing follows that the body portions of the elements arranged in overlapping oiset relation, with the tongue of each element passing through inner rows of apertures of the body and tongues of an adjacent element and through the outer rows of apertures of the body and tongues of the second adjacent element, as clearly appears from the dravv'ing.r

As shown in Fig. 3 the element D has an elongated body portion 12 and a body portion 13 of the adjacent element E is also elongated and substantially conterminous with the body portion 12 of the element D. The tongues of the elements D and are` superposed and in contacting relation with respect to one another, and the body portions 12 and 13 and the appertaining tongues are introduced into the buckle and are clamped therein in the manner presently to be described.

The buckle comprises a plate 14 slightly curved and equipped with lateral flanges 15, in which is provided an irregular elongated slot 16 for the reception of a lnurled pin 17, which is equipped with head portions 18 to prevent falling out of th-e pin from the slot 16. Journaled in the flanges 15 ot the pl ate 14 is a smaller plate 19, which is formed with lateral lugs 2O extending through apertures 21 provided in the flanges 15. From the foregoing follows that the plate 19 is piyotally secured to the flanges 15 of the buckle plate 14. The plate 19 is formed with flanges 22, in which is journaled a clampin member 23 adapted to enter into clamping relation with the parts of the elements D rand E introduced lbetween the plate19 and the member 23. As shown, the clamping ele-ment 23 is formed with a depending flange 24 at its inner end and with a depending flange 25 at its outer end, and upon actuation .of the plate 23 lthe edges of the flanges 24 vand 25, which may be serrated if so desired, are brought into clamping relation with the body portions and the tongues respectively of the elements D and E. The particular manner of securing the belt to the buckle or the construction of the buckle do not form essential parts of the invention and any other form of construction and arrangement may be selected it so desired.

The other end of the belt, indicated as at 26v` is forced into the buckle between the bottom plate 14 and the lniurled pin 17, and when the belt is arranged around the waist portion of a person opening of the ends is prevented by reason o1 the engagement of the pin 17 with the belt portion 2G caused by Ythe peculiar construction of the slot 16. To permit separation of the belt ends itis necessary lirst to force the pin 17 into the offset portion 1S of the slot 1G, whereupon the belt end 26 may be withdrawn trom the belt and thereafter the belt removed. AAt an appropriate position of the belt a loop, incicated in Fig. 3, is interposed between the body portion of the element B and the body of the element A, said loop portion being provided with a plurality of apertures ot the passage of the tongues of the element D. The belt has been constructed with a view of improving its appearance and to constitute an ornament. 1t is for this reason that the body portion ot the element is provided with slots and that the tongues are formed with narrow portions 3 and wider portions 7.

As indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the slots appear on the outer side of the belt and form a .so-called openworlr fabric which has a pleasing appearance. The inner side of' the belt discloses the narron1 portion 6 of the tongues. The particular form of the tongues or the shape of the slots are of course of minor importance as far as the present invention is concerned. `Various changes and alterations may be made within the scope of the invention which is defined by the following claims.`

I claim:

1. A belt including a plurality of pliable elements comprising a body portion and a plurality ot integral tongues extending therefrom, said body portion and tongues being provided with openings, the tongues of each element being threaded through openings of a pair ot adjacent elements and folded back for the passage of tongues of succeeding elements,

2. A belt including a plurality of pliable elements each comprising a body portion and a plurality of integral tongues extending therefrom, said body portion and tongues being provided with openings, the body portion being also provided with slots in alignment with said openings, the tongues of each element being threaded through aligning openings and slots of an adjacent element and through registering slots and openings of a second adjacent element, said tongues being folded back to 'bring its own openings in aligning relation with the openings of the body portion for the passage of tongues of succeeding elements.

3. A belt including a plurality of pliable elements each comprising a body portion and a plurality of tongues extending therefrom, said body portion and tongues being provided with'apertures, the two outermost rows of apertures and the two innermost rows of apertures, respectively, registering upon threading said" element midway its length, the tongues of each element being threaded through openings of adjacent elements and said registering rows of apertures permitting the passage of tongues of adjacent elements.

l 4. A belt including a plurality of elements each comprising a body portion and a plurality of tongues extending therefrom, said body portion being arovided with a series of apertures and a series of slots, said tongues being provided with two rows of apertures, the two outermost rows of apertures and the slots and the inner row of apertures, respectively, registering upon folding said element midway its length, the tongues of each element being threaded through registering openings of adjacent elements. f

5. A belt including a plurality of pliable elements each comprising a body portion and a plurality of integral tongues extendand therefrom, said body portion and tongues being provided with rows of apertures corresponding in number to the number of tongues, the two outermost rows of apertures and the two innermost rows of apertures, respectively, registering upon folding said element midway its length, the tongues of each element passing through the innermost registering rows of apertures of an adjacent element and through the outermost rows of apertures of a second adjacent element, substantially as described.

6. A pliable element for belt fabrics oomprising a body portion of substantially rectangular form and a plurality of integral tongues extending therefrom, said body portion and tongues being provided with rows of apertures, said body portion also having a row of slots.

7. A pliable element for belt fabrics comprising a body portion of substantially rectangular form, and a plurality of integral tongues extending therefrom, said body portion and tongues being provided with rows of apertures arranged symmetrically with respect to the transverse axis of the element, the inner row of apertures in the body poltion being elongated'to have substantially triangular formation.

8. A pliable element for belt fabrics comprising a body portion of substantially rectangular form and a pluralityI of integral tongues extending therefrom, said body portion being provided with an outer row of apertures and an inner row of slots, and said tongues being arranged with an outer and an inner row of apertures, said rows of apertures and slots being arranged so that upon folding of the element midway its length the outer rows of apertures and the inner rows of apertures and slots, respectively, align.

9. A belt including a plurality of pliable elements each comprising a body portion and a plurality of tongues extending therefrom, said body portion and tongues being provided with rows of apertures symmetrically arranged with respect to the transverse axis of the element, the tongues of each element passing through the inner rows of apertures of a medially folded adjacent element and through the outer rows of apertures of a second adjacent element aligning with the inner apertures of said irst adjacent clement..

10. A belt including a plurality of elements each comprising a body portion and a plurality of tongues extending therefrom, said body and tongues being each provided with an inner and an outer row of apertures, the number of apertures of each row corresponding to the number of tongues, the body portion being arranged in overlapping offset relation, and the tongues of each element passing through inner rows of apertures of the body and tongues of an adjacent element and through the outer rows of apertures of the body and tongues of a following element.

Intestimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses at 36 YWest Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois.

M. J. MAAKESTAD.

Witnesses:

IRENE MARTIN, DANIEL A. BRENNAN. 

